Florida Environmental Nonprofits

407organizations
$511.1 millioncombined annual revenue (288 reporting)
1937oldest founding year on record

Moraes

Key Biscayne, FL

Committed to the understanding, viability and protection of our local marine environment through conservation, research and environmental stewardship

Mote Marine Laboratory

Sarasota, FL

Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote) is an internationally recognized marine research organization dedicated to the advancement of marine and environmental sciences through research, education and…

NSU Marine Environmental Education Center

Hollywood, FL

The mission of the Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC) is to provide outstanding marine education, interactive learning, and research with a focus on endangered…

Oakland Nature Preserve, Inc.

Oakland, FL

To promote an understanding of the fragile balance between mankind and the environment by educating visitors about Lake Apopka basin's ecosystems and cultural history,…

Ocean Rescue Alliance

Apollo Beach, FL

Our goal is to spread awareness and create marine habitats that will last for generations to come. Through ORA our alliance will unite marine…

Ocean Research & Conservation Association, Inc. (ORCA)

Vero Beach, FL

Science-driven aquatic conservation organization.

One Blue Ocean

St Petersburg, FL

One Blue Ocean was created to provide a platform to share positive visual media related to all aspects of the ocean. Our strategy is…

Outdoor Connections INC

Miami, FL

Outdoor Connections is a women-led and founded nonprofit media and adventure collective that engages, educates, and empowers urban communities across the USA.

Piper’s Angels Foundation

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

We are a grassroots nonprofit for cystic fibrosis with an ocean based flagship paddle event and a salt water based program as well.

Reef Discovery Center

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Reef Discovery Center is a 501c3 nonprofit focused on public education about Florida's coral reefs and on reef restoration.

Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)

Key Largo, FL

REEF is an ocean conservation organization with programs that leverage the transformative potential of citizen science, public engagement, and education.

Rescue a Reef

Miami, FL

To raise public awareness on the ecological and societal importance of coral reefs, enhance community literacy in marine science, and foster responsible ocean stewardship…

Riverside Avondale Preservation

Jacksonville, FL

Maintaining historic parks, enhancing biodiversity, protecting tree canopy, creating and developing local park stewards, leveraging financial resources

Ron Magill Conservation Endowment at the Zoo Miami Foundation

Miami, FL

This endowment is a source of sustainable funding designed to support conservation efforts in the wild as well as education scholarships and grants.

Sachamama

Boynton Beach, FL

Sachamama brings climate change to the forefront of mainstream conversations. Through communications and messaging, leadership and advocacy development, and community-led climate action, we are…

Save the Manatee Club

Longwood, FL

The voice for manatees and their aquatic habitat since 1981

Save the Water™

Plantation, FL

Save the Water™ is 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to water research and raising public awareness on the issue of contaminated water.

Saving the Blue

Davie, FL

501(c)(3) nonprofit - To recover and restore a variety of threatened marine species while connecting people to ocean wildlife.

SCUBAnauts International

Dunedin, FL

The mission of SCUBAnauts International (SNI) is to educate teens (SCUBAnauts) in the marine sciences, enabling them to make a positive impact on the…

Sea to Shore Alliance

Sarasota, FL

Sea to Shore Alliance works to protect and conserve our world’s fragile coastal ecosystems and the endangered species that call them home. Our project…

Sea Turtle Conservancy

Gainesville, FL

Introduction: The Sea Turtle Conservancy is the oldest sea turtle research and conservation organization in the world. The group was founded in Florida in…

Sereia Films

Tavernier, FL

Seafood Education

Serenoa Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society

Palmetto, FL

to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida

Social Impact & Sustainability Initiative at the University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

We educate & empower students to become entrepreneurs & changemakers who leverage the power of business to positively impact our local community and the…

Environmental nonprofits in Florida: key facts

How many environmental nonprofits are in Florida?

Ideal Location lists 407 environmental and conservation nonprofits in Florida. The 288 that report revenue bring in a combined $511.1 million a year.

What is the largest environmental nonprofit in Florida?

By reported annual revenue, the largest in the directory is Nokuse Education Inc (Freeport, FL), at $70.9 million. Next are The International SeaKeepers Society, Everglades Foundation, Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science and Naples Botanical Garden Inc.

What do Florida's environmental nonprofits focus on?

The most common focus areas are Wildlife Biodiversity (115), Water Rivers (67), Land Conservation (50) and Environment (45).

Which bioregions do they work in?

Most work in Florida Peninsula (156), Gulf Coast (49), Everglades (19) and Southeast Coastal Plain (18).

What is the oldest environmental nonprofit in Florida?

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, founded in 1937, is the oldest with a founding year on record.

Counts and revenue come from the organizations listed in the Ideal Location directory and their most recent reported filings.

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